7%. Tuberculosis, other infectious diseases, and malnutrition remain some of the country's biggest public health problems" (Hugenberg, Anjango, Mwita & Opondo, 2007)
A lot of people have HIV / AIDS but not everyone can get help. When you are HIV positive, then you go to the doctor and he gives you the medicine'" (McIver, 2007, p
Because of the problems, the government has been searching for a solution. A reporter notes, "The Kenyan government provided free health care services for its rapidly growing population for close to 40 years, but because this was proving to be unsustainable, cost-sharing was introduced in the late 1990s to help finance administrative costs" (Onyango)
State Department). According to a recent news article in the LA Times, Kenya also was the "largest exporter of pan-African crafts in the world" (Goffard 2012)
Developed world vs Developing world The developed countries have e relatively low prevalence of cholera and the epidemics are not as rampant and intense as the developing countries. For instance, the cholera situation in Australia is so minimal that in 2006, only three cases were detected and these were after 30 years (Bradley et al., 2007
6 Development of a nation and health Development, in a nutshell, is the proper management of income and resources of a country in order to provide quality life to the citizens. The quality life would include provision of good education, health care, adequate employment opportunities, safe drinking water and clean air, reduction of crime and many more (World Bank 2004, p
.the focus then shifted to 'handing over' -- a process of finding ways of involving others in the provision of water services in place of the government" (Lamba & Memon 2005)
Entering the period of the election Kenya had been considered by political experts to be the most stable government in Africa but this claim was belied by the fact that bitter fighting broke out subsequent to the election. Incumbent Kibaki was declared the winner by the country's election commission but Odinga supporters were unconvinced and charged that the commission had rigged the tallying of the votes (Ongiri)
has several areas of interest in Kenya as a beacon of democracy and peace and the fact that Kenya hosts hundreds of thousands of refugees of war and natural calamities like famine from other regions. Kenya also hosts training grounds for several countries Britain inclusive (Crown, 2012)
As the British Empire began to dissolve after WWII, a large uprising broke out among the Kikuyu tribe, "the largest and & #8230;most industrious tribe…" in the colony. (Carver 1981, 29) But even before the outbreak of violence the British were already considering an increased role in government and eventual independence for the local population
On the other hand "the Turks were content with British rule of the island, especially after ties through NATO and the Baghdad Pact alliance with Britain." (Goktepe 2003, 94) Any decision on the future of the colony of Cyprus, because of its Turkish and Greek inhabitants, had to include the nations of Greece and Turkey; not to do so would have precipitated a war over the island
In effect, the British "facilitated the succession and longevity of a 'moderate' and 'responsible' African government that remained largely friendly to the west." (Percox 2004, p
This transition from high to low growth affected all the sectors of the country's economy. For instance agricultural sector growth fell from 5% in the 1970s to less than 1% in the 190s, in the industrial sector the growth output fell from 11% in the 1970s to the relatively low of 4% and 2% in the 1980s and 1990s respectively (World Bank, 2012)
Crime incidences are on the rise accompanied by the vulnerability of people to diminishing livelihoods, health threats and food insecurity due to drought, poverty and governance problems. Besides violence and crime there exist deaths from preventable diseases which act as impediments to the achievement of positive human development outcomes (United Nations Development Program, 2012)
Access to quality education, affordable health, property rights, social security, freedom and political participation, equality and non-discrimination have over time been seen from a purely economic perspective. In this regard, economic development has been viewed as the key determinant in the achievement of human development (Paul Andre de la Porte, 2006)
Colonialism developed from imperialism which is seen as the political and cultural dominance and government declared protectorate of Kenya and Uganda. Boundaries were demarcated to establish ownership; the Kenyan boundaries were demarcated without consultation of the Kenyan people this however arbitrarily brought together over forty previously independent communities into one territorial entity (Peter O. Ndege, 2009)
The colonial experience European politicians, militarist, colonialists and administrators at the end of the nineteenth century conceived what we now know as the republic of Kenya, they agreed among themselves the spheres of influence in east Africa in what historians referred to as the scramble for Africa which resulted to the escalation of inter-European rivalry which ultimately led to the first world war. In east Africa Britain received control over Kenya (Jens Finke, 2000)
The Sub-Saharan Africa also has the highest AIDS related deaths in adults and children (Avert, 2009). The Sub-Saharan Africa has about 65% of the world's HIV / AIDS diagnosed cases (Bariagaber, 2001)
This impacts the entire family, because the children will lose both parents, leaving them orphaned and improvised. Often the young and elderly are left with limited resources to quickly regain a sustainable livelihood (Drimie, 2003)
The Sub-Saharan Africa has about 65% of the world's HIV / AIDS diagnosed cases (Bariagaber, 2001). In the last decade infection from HIV / AIDS have declined in the United States, due to Centers for Disease Control (CDC) advancements and treatment (Holtgrave, 2005)